2008-11-24 - News in BriefNews in Brief

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worldworldis now offering domestic flights within Norway through affiliate Sun-Air, which flies in Scandinavia as an affiliate of British Airways.&nbsp; It has added Stord to the alliance's network and is serving the Norwegian west coast port - which has the three-letter IATA code SRP - from both the nation's capital Norway up to three times a day and from Aarhus in Denmark twice a week.

+++Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson and Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) Chairman and CEO Bill Ayer today announced an agreement in principle to amend their marketing agreement to make the airlines preferred alliance partners on the West Coast. The amended agreement will offer important benefits to customers including supporting the launch of new Delta long-haul trans-Pacific and Latin American routes from the West Coast; expanded connecting opportunities to and from Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air hubs and focus cities; and enhanced worldwide frequent flier and lounge reciprocity agreements between Delta and Alaska. Alaska Air Group is a perfect alliance partner for Delta as we pair our expansive international network with Alaskas leading presence across the West Coast to build a platform for international growth from the West, said Delta CEO Richard Anderson. Building on our existing agreement, Delta, Alaska and Horizon will now be able to offer customers more departures and capacity along the West Coast than any U.S. airline with the enhanced ability to feed Deltas growing global route system.+++Fokker Elmo, a division of Stork Aerospace, has officially opened its new wiring systems facility during the Global Aerospace Conference currently taking place in Izmir and in the presence of Defence Undersecretary Bayar. The facility, which was announced in Ankara one year ago is located in the Aegean Free Zone in Izmir and will manufacture aircraft and aircraft engine wiring systems for Fokker Elmo customers such as Boeing, EADS/Airbus, Lockheed Martin and Agusta-Westland. The new facility is now AS9100 certified and is starting customer deliveries. The operation is expected to grow to 300- 500 employees within five years. The Aegean Free Zone in Izmir was chosen because of the good conditions that exist for international companies in terms of business development, human resources, and environment. Also the support from the Under Secretariat for Defence (SSM) has been a stimulating factor for the establishment of this long term operation in Turkey. Fokker Elmo customers Boeing, EADS/Airbus and Lockheed Martin were closely involved and supportive from the start of this project. +++A team from BAE Systems has developed a much-needed capability for use on the front line - a compact mortar-based launcher for small Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs). UAVs provide front line units with vital real-time intelligence without the need for conventional air support. Until now, the ability to rapidly deploy these platforms by individual Platoons has been limited to very small systems (typically weighing 3-5 kg) which have limited capability. More capable UAVs have not been suitable due to a need to use large, cumbersome catapult or rocket-based launchers. The new device, developed under a programme code-named 'Project Artful', is simple, easy to use, and portable. It allows UAVs of up to 25 kg in weight to be paired with a mortar-based launch mechanism, which has European and world-wide patents pending. This makes it possible for individual front line units to rapidly deploy such systems, significantly enhancing their operational effectiveness.+++Embraer signed a contract with Falcon Aviation Services (FAS), of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to sell two Legacy 500 jets. The total value of the deal, at list price, comes to US$ 36.8 million, based on January 2008 economic conditions, and first delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2014. This order is already included in Embraer's third-quarter backlog. Embraer also named FAS as a Company's authorized service center, dedicated to support its executive jet customers in the Middle East.+++Embraer has signed a contract with Al Jaber Aviation (AJA), a subsidiary of the Al Jaber Group, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for four Legacy 450 and four Legacy 500 executive jets. The total value of the agreement, at list price, is US$ 134.6 million, based on January 2008 economic conditions. This order is already included in Embraer's third-quarter backlog, and deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2013.+++Boeing announced that its CH-47F Chinook helicopter has been fielded by Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. This is the third U.S. Army unit to field the CH-47F since the aircraft was certified combat-ready in July 2007. The 4th Infantry Division fielded the F model earlier this year. "There are few times in the history of a unit when its troopers see tangible proof that a new era in its equipment and mission capability has arrived," said Bravo Company Commander Capt. Kevin Consedine. "But such an era has arrived with the CH-47F Chinook, and there is no question that the troopers of Bravo Company will remain true to their legacy and ready for any future mission." +++BAE Systems has announced at the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show in Dubai, that it has sold an Avro Business Jet (ABJ) to Casino Rodos. The aircraft will be used to transport clients to and from the casino, based on the Greek island of Rhodes, and which has been ranked as one of the top ten casinos in Europe. Mr Enrico Aidan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Casino Rodos said today: Commercial airline schedules to Rhodes usually involve multiple flights and Casino Rodos wants to be able to offer its valued clientele the convenience and comfort of high quality personal executive transport to get to and from the casino.+++Northrop Grumman has successfully conducted the first demonstration flight of the company's newest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fighter sensor, the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR). SABR is being developed as a significant avionics enhancement for the existing fleet of F-16s and other fighter aircraft worldwide. SABR completed its first flight ahead of schedule on November 16, successfully detecting and displaying numerous aerial targets, and exceeding first flight predictions, Camp noted. "SABR is Northrop Grumman's investment toward enhancing and sustaining the F-16's combat capability for decades to come," added Camp. "We plan to demonstrate SABR on an F-16 next year." +++Honeywell has been selected to provide the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory with a mini momentum control system for space missions. The system will include four control momentum gyroscopes, space hardened electronics, a vibration isolation system, and a Plug-and-Play interface. "Honeywell's mini momentum control system saves up to 30 percent of weight over larger systems and is about 50 percent smaller," said Dave Douglass, Vice President, Honeywell Space. "It also produces less vibration, a critical factor for satellites with precision payloads. It easily integrates with other materials and systems on the satellite, and is scheduled for delivery in 2010." Faster maneuverability and precision is becoming more and more critical as satellites provide data relay and connectivity for commercial uses including the cellular phone industry, satellite TV, and other consumer services. In addition, military and defense programs are utilizing smaller satellites for more responsive missions.+++During the Aviation Summit organised by the French EU Presidency, François Gayet, Secretary General of ASD (AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe), said that important R&D investments were required for the implementation of an efficient air traffic management (ATM) system in Europe. This means that the manufacturing industry should continue to play a central role in SESAR, the Single European Sky ATM research project, Mr Gayet insisted. Creating a sustainable and better-performing ATM system in Europe requires that major technological breakthroughs and system innovations should be achieved in the medium to long-term future. These include the introduction of a new generation of cockpit systems allowing the aircraft to become an active part of the ATM system, and that of a new generation of ground-based air traffic control systems able to manage a greater number of aircrafts. A new ATM system also calls for the generalization of navigation through high-precision satellite, as well as the development of new means of communication and surveillance. All these developments require a major R&D effort, François Gayet underlined. This effort corresponds to 50 % of the budget of the SESAR development phase, he continued, before emphasising that the aerospace industry is ready to align its R&D roadmaps and investments with SESARs requirements. However, Mr Gayet deplored the fact that the current versions of SESARs work programme and funding scheme are not conducive to an adequate involvement of the manufacturing industry. There is a risk of a significant downsizing of the industrial component of the work programme, he said. What is stake is no less than the capacity of SESAR to deliver the required technologies and systems, Mr Gayet concluded.+++Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) signed a contract with Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) to train ADA's Bell 412 helicopter pilots over three years at ECFT in Dubai. "By training our more than 100 pilots in the CAE-built Bell 412 full-flight simulator at Emirates-CAE Flight Training, we will significantly reduce our fuel costs, maximize the time we use our helicopters for operational needs and at the same time increase safety," said Nadir Al Hammadi, ADA's Managing Director. ECFT is home to the only Level D Bell 412 full flight simulator (FFS) with JAA and FAA approval in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. To date, more than 30 clients including offshore operators, police forces and companies specializing in search and rescue, train their pilots through various programs offered by the ECFT.+++Comlux Aviation, the VVIP charter division of Comlux The Aviation Group, has ordered a second A320 for its VVIP operation, consolidating its role as the largest operator of the Airbus ACJ Family. The new Airbus A320 will help to meet demand from the important Middle East market, and complements an A318 Elite and an ACJ that are already operated on VVIP charters by Comlux. Comlux has now placed orders for a total of nine aircraft, comprising four A318 Elites, two Airbus ACJs, two A320 Prestiges and one A330-200 Prestige.+++RUAG's Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Peter Guggenbach as the new CEO of RUAG Aerospace. The 46-year-old, who holds a Swiss engineering degree from ETH Zurich, will assume his new position on 1 April 2009, and will also become a member of RUAG's Executive Board. He will be taking over the function from Toni J. Wicki, who alongside his key role as Chief Executive Officer of RUAG, has also been temporarily responsible for this function since August.+++Boeing announced plans to cut approximately 800 positions at its Integrated Defense Systems facility in Wichita during 2009. Boeing attributes the reductions to the end of some programs and the delay in the U.S. Air Force tanker-replacement program. The layoffs will impact managers and both salaried and hourly workers. Boeing will deliver 60-day layoff notices to approximately 76 employees on Friday, Nov. 21. Their last day of work is scheduled for mid-January. The company will deliver the balance of the layoff notices throughout 2009, with most occurring in the first half of the year. +++Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen completed the first of four spacewalks scheduled for Endeavours mission to the International Space Station on 18 November. The spacewalk was the 115th in support of ISS construction. Piper and Bowen began the spacewalk at 12:09 p.m. CST and ended it at 7:01 p.m. They spent six hours and 52 minutes outside the station working on several tasks, including removing a depleted nitrogen tank from a stowage platform on the outside of the complex and moving it into Endeavours cargo bay. They also moved a flex hose rotary coupler from the shuttle to the station stowage platform, as well as removing some insulation blankets from the common berthing mechanism on the Kibo laboratory. The majority of the spacewalk was spent focusing on one of the stations Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ). These joints are the large, circular devices that allow the complexs solar arrays to automatically rotate and track the sun as the station orbits the Earth. Piper and Bowen worked to clean and lubricate part of the joint and to remove two of the joints 12 trundle bearing assemblies. This work will continue during the rest of the missions scheduled spacewalks. About halfway into the spacewalk, one of the grease guns that Piper was preparing to use on the SARJ released some Braycote grease into her crew lock bag, which is the tool bag the spacewalkers use during their activities. As she was cleaning the inside of the bag, it drifted away from her and toward the aft and starboard portion of the International Space Station. Inside the bag were two grease guns, scrapers, several wipes and tethers and some tool caddies. Piper and Bowen spent the remainder of the spacewalk sharing a duplicate set of tools from the other crew lock bag they had with them. The next spacewalk of the mission will take place on Thursday, which will be the 10th anniversary of the launch of the first element of the station, the Zarya module. Building on Tuesdays spacewalk experience, Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Shane Kimbrough headed out of the International Space Stations Quest Airlock at 11:58 a.m. CST to continue the process of removing debris around the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) and applying lubrication in an effort to eventually restore it to full functionality. The EVA ended at 6:43 p.m. for a total time of six hours and 45 minutes. As the spacewalkers were finishing up their activities, ground controllers noticed that Kimbroughs carbon dioxide levels were increasing, so he made his way back to the airlock a few minutes ahead of Piper. Piper and Kimbrough began the second spacewalk by relocating two equipment carts in preparation for Februarys installation of the final pair of solar arrays. Once that task was completed, the two applied lubrication to a balky snare on the end of the stations robotic arm before concentrating on repair of the rotary joint designed to automatically track the sun as the station circles the Earth. The balance of the spacewalk was focused on replacing four more of the 12 trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). One of them was over-torqued during installation, so Piper installed one of the two back-up TBAs instead. +++Singapore Airlines (SIA), the launch customer for the A380, has awarded Messier-Bugatti (SAFRAN Group) a by-the-hour support contract. Messier-Bugatti will provide maintenance and other support services for its systems and equipment on Singapore Airlines entire A380 fleet. SIA has already taken delivery of six A380s, and will eventually deploy a fleet of 19. This contract takes effect on December 1, and covers a period of 14 years. It is valued at several dozen million dollars. For Messier-Bugatti, this is the first by-the-hour Global Care" contract concerning its A380 systems. This type of contract guarantees the dispatch reliability of Messier-Bugatti equipment, in exchange for a fixed rate per hour of flight. By-the-hour contracts offer major advantages for airlines, allowing them to better plan their expenses, stretch these expenses over time, and reduce maintenance costs. For Messier-Bugatti, this type of contract guarantees a steady income stream from maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services.+++Honeywell announced that its International Turbine Engine Company (ITEC) has been awarded a contract to deliver F124-GA-200 engines to Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, for the production of the Advanced Jet Trainer M-346. The initial agreement is valued at US $52 million.+++American Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Gerard Arpey was today nominated Chairman of the Governing Board of world in succession to Qantas Chief Executive Officer Geoff Dixon, who has held the post for two years. Gerard Arpey will act as "first among equals" of the chief executives of the grouping's member airlines, leading world as the alliance marks the tenth anniversary of its launch, in February 2009, and as Mexicana joins the grouping as its newest member, along with its affiliate Click Mexicana, later in the year.+++Flames shot more than 100 feet high in a successful 5.5-second ground test firing Thursday, Nov. 20, of a launch abort motor for NASA's next generation spacecraft, the Orion crew exploration vehicle. NASA and the Orion industry team conducted the firing at the Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, facility in Promontory, Utah. The abort motor will provide a half-million pounds of thrust to lift the crew module off the Ares I rocket, pulling the crew away safely in the event of an emergency on the launch pad or during the first 300,000 feet of the rocket's climb to orbit. Thursday's firing was the first time a motor with reverse flow propulsion technology at this scale has been tested. It also is the first test of its kind since the beginning of the Apollo Program. +++Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) with an estimated value of $171 million. The contract is for 23 extended-range (ER) special mission Beechcraft King Air 350ER turboprops. Deliveries will take place in 2009. We are honored to be part of the team supplying this critical capability to our military and to continue our long term relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense, said Jim Schuster, HBC chairman and CEO. The King Air 350ER is ideally suited for use in special missions as an airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform. We understand the priority of this important mission and are committed to the aircraft deliveries necessary for rapid deployment. The King Air 350ER will be modified for the USAF with military required equipment and provide the Air Force with advanced technology and reliability. The King Air 350ER can provide over eight hours of endurance and has the flexibility to loiter low and slow or cruise at 300 knots and 35,000 feet. Taking off at gross weight with full fuel and full payload, the King Air 350ER can fly out 100 nautical miles, perform a low altitude surveillance+++ATR and Indonesias carrier LION AIR inked an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for 10 firm ATR 72-500 with options for 10 additional aircraft. The deal, announced on the occasion of the Indodefence Air show in Jakarta, is valued at more than US $ 380 million, including options, and was inked in the presence of His Excellency Bapak Yusuf Kalla, Vice-president of the Republic of Indonesia, and Juwono Sudarsono, Minister of Defense. These aircraft will be the first new ATR 72-500s to fly the Indonesias sky. These 72-seat aircraft will be operated by LION AIRs subsidiary WINGS AIR, and will be equipped with the Elegance cabin, higher power rated PW 127M engines and the latest technological innovations in navigation aid and communications tools. Aircraft deliveries will start in 2009. LION AIR is the leader in domestic traffic in Indonesia.+++Rolling the Lockheed L-1649A Super Star into a new maintenance hangar at the Auburn-Lewiston airport in Maine, USA, takes the renovation of this historic long-haul aircraft, which belongs to the Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin-Stiftung, into a new phase. The preliminary work that has been carried out in the open air will now be followed by the actual repairs, which Lufthansa Techniks team of experts will carry out indoor in the new hangar built by the airport. Its been almost a year now since the Lufthansa Berlin foundation awarded us the contract for the renovation of the Super Star. For the project team, the formal opening of this hangar is an important milestone on the way to a Super Star restored to airworthiness. Im delighted that this building now is available for this ambitious project, stated August Wilhelm Henningsen, Chairman of Lufthansa Technik AG on November 20, 2008 at the formal opening of the hangar in Auburn/Maine, USA. To make a last Lockheed L-1649A airworthy again is a special honour for Lufthansa Technik as a company and its employees. Prior to the N7316C undergoing as first step a kind of D-check in the new hangar, the Lufthansa Technik team had already removed many components which are not part of the primary aircraft structure. These included the radome, landing flaps, the rudders, fairings and engines. The complete tail unit was also removed and shipped to Lufthansa Techniks North American subsidiary, BizJet, in Tulsa/Oklahoma, for renovation. Meanwhile, an American engine specialist is already working on repairing the historic Curtiss-Wright engines.+++The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued today its type certificate for the Eclipse 500 jet. The EASA "type-certificate" confirms that the design of the aircraft complies with European safety and environmental standards. The Eclipse 500 can now be legally registered and operated for private flights throughout the European Union. In addition, the type-certificate is valid in Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. The certification process for commercial operations is still in progress. The Agencys certification team started its work on the Eclipse 500 in 2003. It is certified against Certification Specifications valid for General Aviation aircraft (CS-23), completed with numerous additional requirements as the jet is considered as a High Performance aircraft.+++Lufthansa Consultings Air Cargo division is to enter into partnership with one of the leading international logistics consulting companies, the TransCare Group, with immediate effect. An agreement to that effect was recently signed in Frankfurt. In future, clients throughout the world will benefit from the unique, specific combination of aviation know-how and transport logistics expertise as well as from both partners decades-long experience of national and international markets. In these areas of consulting Lufthansa Consulting and TransCare together have successfully executed more than 100 consulting projects in many countries worldwide.+++Sea Launch and Intelsat have signed a multiple launch services contract for five missions on the Sea Launch system, scheduled for execution beginning in late 2010 through 2012. "We want to thank the Intelsat team for their continued confidence in our team and our launch system," said Kjell Karlsen, president and general manager of Sea Launch. "This agreement demonstrates the long-standing partnership that Sea Launch has developed with Intelsat over several years, featuring eight successful missions to date, most recently the flawless launch of the Galaxy 19 satellite on September 24. This award, from the industry's leading satellite operator, represents a significant addition to the Sea Launch manifest. We are looking forward to executing these five additional missions in support of Intelsat's fleet replacement requirements." "Intelsat has had a long-term relationship with Sea Launch. This year, Sea Launch executed two successful launch missions for Intelsat, delivering our Galaxy 18 and Galaxy 19 spacecraft into orbit which completely refreshed the North American Galaxy fleet," said Ken Lee, Intelsat's senior vice president, space systems. +++Bombardier Aerospace announced that Ethiopian Airlines has signed a contract to purchase eight Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners, and has taken options on four additional Q400 NextGen aircraft. Including this transaction, the Dash 8/Q-Series aircraft program has recorded firm orders for a total of 1,001 aircraft. Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen airliner, the value of the Ethiopian Airlines firm order contract is approximately $242 million US, and could increase to approximately $366 million US if the four options are exercised. +++The U.S. Air Force has awarded a risk reduction study contract to Northrop Grumman for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) Radar Modernization program. The study will be performed under Northrop Grumman's existing Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Radar (MP-RTIP) program. The $5.8 million study will look at risk reduction efforts involved in adapting the wide-area surveillance version of the MP-RTIP sensor, originally planned for the E-10A aircraft, for Joint STARS. +++On 15th November, Harbin Aviation Industry Co. (HAIG) successfully delivered the first EC175 airframe structure to Eurocopter at its factory in Harbin/China in the presence of representatives from both companies. This is the 3rd key milestone for the development of this multi-role medium-twin class 16-passenger helicopter. The EC175/Z15 is a 50:50 joint programme between Eurocopter and HAIG, a subsidiary of the Chinese helicopter manufacturer AVICOPTER. The cooperation contract was signed on 5th December 2005 with the completion of the Preliminary Design Review in 2006 followed by the Critical Design Review in 2007. After the delivery of this airframe structure from Harbin, the assembly of the first EC175 prototype will start in Marignane with its maiden flight will take place by the end of 2009. The EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) type certification for this helicopter is expected for 2011 with CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) certification for this aircraft, called Z15 in China, in 2012. +++On 18 Novembeer, Following Dassault Aviations press release on October 13, 2008 and Alcatel-Lucents one on October 14, 2008, both companies today announced that they are entering exclusive discussions until December 15, 2008 to acquire Alcatel-Lucents 20.8% stake in Thales by Dassault. The acquisition price will be 38 euros per share. Dassault Aviations works council and board of directors will be called for a meeting. Dassault Aviation will file with the AMF (French Financial Market Authority) a request for exemption to launch a mandatory tender offer. Besides, Dassault Aviation has launched discussions with the French state to define the scope of their partnership as shareholders of Thales. Dassault Aviation and Alcatel-Lucent will keep the market informed about any significant change in their negotiations. +++Production of the unmanned Neuron craft has just begun at Tjust Mekaniska in Sweden. In the giant CNC machine sits a large piece of aluminium with the carved outlines of the craft clearly visible. Tjust Mekaniska in Västervik is a small company with approximately 50 employees and a turnover of about SEK 50 million. They have been commissioned by Saab to manufacture eight aluminium ribs making up the frame for the Neuron hull. "We have a long-standing partnership and great confidence in the company. We've never manufactured such large machine parts in one piece and Tjust Mekaniska has invested in a large computer-controlled milling machine, a CNC machine, to cope with this project," says Peter Svensson, project manager for Neuron at the short-series production at Saab Aerostructures. Tjust Mekaniska has a number of large Swedish industries as customers and they focus on short-series production and lego production. +++GE Aviation announced a contract award with Airbus for the design and manufacture of composite and metallic sub assemblies and components for the A350XWB wing trailing edge. GEs facility in Hamble will provide the design and development, and the manufacturing will be carried out with GE in Hamble and Suzhou China. With this award for the A350XWB, GE builds on its solid reputation as a supplier to Airbus for trailing edge sub assemblies and components for A340, A380 and A400M. We are providing an all-around solution to Airbus for major structural components, said Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO for GE Aviation Systems. This program takes advantage of GEs global infrastructure in support of Airbus already successful A350XWB. The A350XWB package consists of the trailing edge details & the trailing edge secondary structures. These components and sub assemblies interface with the rear spar, wing skins and the movable portion of the wing to form a major part of the wing. +++ESA astronaut Frank De Winne is set to become the first European Commander of the International Space Station. De Winne,from Belgium,will fly to the Station in a Soyuz spacecraft in May 2009 with Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk,which will bring the total number of crew on the ISS up to six for the first time. For the first four months De Winne will be an International Space Station (ISS) Flight Engineer as a member of the Expedition 20 Crew. With a rotation of three of the six-member crew due in October,De Winne will become Commander of Expedition 21 until his return to Earth in November 2009,taking over the responsibilities from Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka. De Winne was nominated to serve as ISS Commander by the Multilateral Crew Operations Panel of the International Space Station Programme. As the ISS Commander De Winne will be responsible,among other things,for conducting operations on the ISS,directing the activities of the ISS crewmembers as a single,integrated team,and for ensuring the safety of the crew and the protection of the ISS elements,equipment,and payloads. In addition,Frank De Winne will be the main operator of the Japanese robotic arm and will be one of the two astronauts who will berth the Japanese cargo spacecraft HTV-1 to the ISS using the ISS robotic arm when HTV-1 arrives at the Station in autumn of next year.+++